#8E41CA#8E41CA

#8E41CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.205 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41CA
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.94, 56.37, -58.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.94, 80.96, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1218 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.205 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.7040, 13.7959, 57.2798)
Luminance	0.1380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41CA #7DCA41

analogous

#4A41CA #8E41CA #CA41C1

triadic

#8E41CA #CA8E41 #41CA8E

tetradic

#8E41CA #CA4A41 #7DCA41 #41C1CA

square

#8E41CA #CA4A41 #7DCA41 #41C1CA

split-complementary

#8E41CA #C1CA41 #41CA4A

monochromatic

#4D2071 #6E2DA1 #8E41CA #AA71D7 #C7A1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8E41CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8E41CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41CA

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41CA	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A68C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.205 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdb',
    500: '#8e41ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41ca;
$custom-light: #b47bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.723,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5415,
    "c": 0.20493,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41CA

secondary

#B0D196

accent

#E0488A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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